The Endocrine System

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What is a specialist of the endocrine system called? Answer: (One Word)

2. Which of these is not an endocrine gland? Pancreas Adrenal Thyroid Colon

3. What is decreased glucose concentration in the blood? Hyperglycemia Hypoglycemia Hypothalamus Homeostasis

4. Which of these is not a symptom of diabetes? Polydactyly Polydipsia Polyuria Polyphagia

5. Which of the following cells are not produced in the pancreas? Gamma cells Beta cells Alpha cells Delta cells

6. Which of these is the growth hormone? Calcitonin Thyroxine Somatotropin Vasopressin

7. Is TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) a tropic or nontropic hormone? Answer: (Tropic or Nontropic)

8. Which of these is not a corticosteroid? Thyrocalcitonin Mineralcorticoids Glucocorticoids Sex hormones

9. Which of these is not a trade name for cortisone? Cortisolate Cortone Cortate Cortogen

10. What disease of the endrocrine system consists of weakness, fatigue, anorexia, weight loss, hyperpigmentation, and decreased blood pressure? Cushing's syndrome Hyperthyroidism Turner's syndrome Addison's disease